Governance Commission
The Governance Commission is chaired by World Curling Vice-President Morten Søgård. The role of the Commission is to review and monitor the Governance of World Curling. In addition to tasks generated from within the Commission it may also receive requests from the Board and from Member Associations to look at certain areas of the governance of the sport. It may also take on the role of an Ethics Commission when required under the World Curling Code of Ethics.
The Commission reports to the Board and to the Member Associations during the annual Congress.
The current members of the Commission are:
World Curling Representatives:
Chair: World Curling Vice-President, Morten Søgård (Norway)
World Curling Director, Helena Lingham (Sweden)
Member Association representatives:
Alison Arthur (England)
Teri Palynchuk (Canada)
Lisa Peters (Wales)
PN Raju (India)
Gregor Rigler (Slovenia)
Ray Baker (Canada)
World Curling Secretary General, Colin Grahamslaw, acts as advisor to the Commission.
Vacancies on the Commission are advised to the Member Associations who are invited to submit nominations which are considered by the Board. The Board makes the decision as to who is invited to sit on the Commission based on their experience and knowledge. It also considers the gender and geographic balance of the Commission.
